Double Degree BA Economics Cohort 2021/2022

Degree Structure##

The degree structure is designed to meet the honours requirements of the two disciplines in 5 years with at least 160 Modular Credits (MCs).

Students can only pursue the double honours programme. 

BSc in Business Analytics (Honours) – B.Soc. Sci. (Honours) in Economics Double Honours Programme

The double honours programme requires students to take a minimum of 160 MCs for both  BSc in Business Analytics (Hons.) — B.Soc.Sci. (Hons.) (Economics) :

BSc in Business Analytics (Hons.)  and B.Soc.Sci (Economics) (Hons.) Thesis Option MCs Internship Option MCs
General Education and CHS Common Core 40 40
Please refer to Table A. 40 40
Business Analytics Requirements 76 76
Core Modules 52 52
Elective Modules 24 24
Economics Requirements 40 52
Core Modules 24 24
Elective Modules (at least at EC3000 level) 8 8
Honours Modules 8 20
Common Modules 20 20
BT1101 (satisfying Data Literacy Pillar) 4 4
CS1010S (satisfying Digital Literacy Pillar) 4 4
FAS1101 Writing Academically or IS2101 Business and Technical Communications 1 4 4
MA1521 Calculus with Applications or MA2002 Calculus 4 4
ST2334 Probability and Statistics 4 4
Thesis/Industry Internship 2 12 12
Total 188 200

Notes:
1
 USP/U-Town students are not required to read FAS1101. USP/UTown students may replace FAS1101 with UWC2101, UTW1001, or UTW2001. In the event that you exit from USP without having read UWC2101, UTW1001 or UTW2001, you would need to read either FAS1101or IS2101 to fulfil both degrees’ requirements and the grade to be factored into their respective CAP.

2 Students pursuing DDP with double honours (i.e., honours in Business Analytics and honours in Economics) can choose one of the following: (1) integrated honours thesis (either XFC4101 or XFA4414 [12MCs], or (2) Industry Internship Programme (for Business Analytics) and honours thesis (for Economics) [20 MCs]. Students aiming for Honours (Highest Distinction) in Business Analytics are required to select option (1).

3 Students in the RVRC, USP and UTCPs will read the respective college programmes’ modules and count them towards part of the CHS common core requirements as laid out in Table B.

Table A (General Education and CHS Common Core Modules)

Cohort 2021 CAP Tag for double countingDegree Requirement
Common Curriculum 40 MCs
(1) HSA1000 Asian Studies Integrated Module #CAFulfils GE Cultures and Connections Pillar and CHS Integrated module
(2) HSH1000  Humanities Integrated Module  #CAFulfils GE Critique and Expression Pillar and CHS Integrated module
(3) HSS1000 Social Sciences Integrated Module#CAFulfils GE Singapore Studies Pillar and CHS Integrated module
(4) Data Literacy (BT1101) ^CAFulfils GE Data Literacy Pillar, BZA and CHS common core
(5) Digital Literacy (CS1010S) ^CAFulfils GE Digital Literacy Pillar, BZA and CHS common core
(6) Communities and Engagement (refer to prescribed list)CAFulfils GE Communities and Engagement Pillar and CHS common core
Notes:

The modules from (1)-(6) above are prescribed.  Therefore, please ensure that you refer to the approved prescribed modules at https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/#prog-overview.

For example, if you read GESS1234, it is not a prescribed module on the list.  You would still need to read HSS1000. HSS1000 will concurrently fulfil the CHS core and Singapore Studies pillar requirements. Hence, GESS1234 will be an excess module not counted towards your DDP requirement but the grade will still be factored into your CAP.

Consequently, if you complete HSS1000, and you decide to withdraw from this DDP and pursue only a single degree in BZA , it will still be counted towards satisfying your GSS pillar requirement.

(7) Writing ^ #CAWriting module: IS2101 or FAS1101
(8) Artificial Intelligence

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

CHS Common core
(9) DTK1234 Design Thinking #

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

CHS Common core
(10) Scientific Inquiry I #

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

CHS Integrated module
(11) Scientific Inquiry II

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

CHS Integrated module
(12) Interdisciplinary Module I

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

CHS Interdisciplinary Module
(13) Interdisciplinary Module II

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

CHS Interdisciplinary Module

Notes: Similarly, please check the prescribed modules for (8)-(13) at https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/#prog-overview.

^ – the MC of these modules are accounted for at the common modules

# – modules will be pre-allocated

Table B: Equivalent modules for CHS core requirements for students in USP/UTCP/RVRC

Requirements for Cohort 2021 CAP tagUSPUTCPRVRC
Common Curriculum    
Core
(1) Communities and EngagementCAUSP2201 or UHB2213 or UCV2209Junior SeminarRVN
(2) Data LiteracyCANA – read BT1101NA – read BT1101NA – read BT1101
(3) Digital LiteracyCANA – read CS1010SNA – read CS1010SNA – read CS1010S
(4) WritingCAUWC2101%Ideas and Exposition I  – UTWRVX
(5) Artificial Intelligence

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

NA – read from CHS prescribed listNA – read from CHS prescribed listNA – read from CHS prescribed list
(6) DTK1234 Design Thinking

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

NA – read from CHS prescribed listNA – read from CHS prescribed listNA – read from CHS prescribed list
Integrated modules
(7) HSA1000 Asian Studies Integrated ModuleCAUHB, USE and UCVNA – read HSA1000NA – read HSA1000
(8) HSH1000  Humanities Integrated ModuleCAULT, UAR, UPI and UHBNA – read HSH1000NA – read HSH1000
(9) HSS1000 Social Sciences Integrated ModuleCAUSP’s pre-approved Singapore Studies moduleNA – read HSS1000NA – read HSS1000
(10) Scientific Inquiry I

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

UQR, UPC, UBM, UIT, ULS and UNLNA – read Scientific Inquiry INA – read Scientific Inquiry I
(11) Scientific Inquiry II

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

UQR, UPC, UBM, UIT, ULS and UNLNA – read Scientific Inquiry IINA – read Scientific Inquiry II
Interdisciplinary modules
(12) Interdisciplinary Module I

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

USS2105Senior Seminar (UTC)RVSS
(13) Interdisciplinary Module II

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

USR4002ASenior Seminar (UTS)RVC
Note:

The CHS common modules listed above are prescribed.  If there is no mapping approved with the modules offered by USP/UTCP/RVRC, you must read the modules under the CHS-approved prescribed modules. As a guide, prior approval has to be sought for variations, if any.

For direct-admits to the DDP,  if you read GEA1999, it is not a prescribed module on the list.  You would still need to read BT1101 (satisfying Data Literacy Pillar) which will concurrently fulfil the CHS core and the Data Literacy pillar requirements.  Hence, GEA1999 will be an excess module not counted towards your DDP requirements but the grade will still be factored into your CAP for one of the degrees.

Mid-stream DDP applicants, please take note that that there is a list of prescribed modules for the various categories of CHS common modules. Hence, you have to follow the list posted at CHS Programme Overview carefully. FASS will provide academic counselling to affected students. As a guide, prior approval has to be sought for variations, if any.

##: NUS will adopt three new academic terminologies from 1 August 2023 – “Module” will be renamed “Course”, “Modular Credit (MC)” will be renamed “Unit”, and “Cumulative Average Point (CAP)” will be renamed “Grade Point Average (GPA)”. The definition of a Module/Course and MC/Unit will remain the same, and there will be no change to the computation of the CAP/GPA.